A Psychopath At School: The Sickening Crimes Of Ian Huntley (Part 1)

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When 10-year-olds Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman vanished from the quiet town of Soham in 2002, Britain was gripped by a tragedy that quickly spiralled into one of the most disturbing child murder cases in modern history. In this first episode of a three-part investigative series, Psycho Killer: Shocking True Crime Stories examines the early signs, missed red flags, and manipulative behaviours of Ian Huntley—the school caretaker who inserted himself into the heart of the investigation… while knowing exactly what had happened to the girls.

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Acknowledgements & Source Material

• BBC 10 O'clock News (2003). Huntley and Carr sentenced – Duncan Kennedy reports. Watch on YouTube

• BBC Six O'clock News (2002). Police retrace the last-known steps of the missing ten-year-olds – Clarence Mitchell reports from Soham. Watch on YouTube

• CNN (2002). News report on Soham murders: police announcement that two bodies had been found. Watch on YouTube

• Good Morning Britain/The Sun (n.d.). Huntley 'apologises' for Soham murders. Watch on YouTube

• The Independent (2022). Journalist Brian Farmer recalls Soham killer’s suspicious answers 20 years on. Watch on YouTube

• ITV News (2013). Soham 10 Years On – includes Jeremy Thompson's interview with Maxine Carr. Watch on YouTube

• ITV News (2010). Ian Huntley recovers after prison attack. Watch on YouTube

• ITV News at 10 (2002). Ian Huntley will stand trial next summer. Watch on YouTube

• ITV News (2002). Jeremy Thompson's interview with Ian Huntley. Watch on YouTube